Disarmament Vocabulary

abolish/abolition
aboriginal
accountability
activism
aftermath
apocalypse
armaments
arsenal
atmospheric
atoll
atomic
behemoth
capability
carcinogenic
castigate
catalyst
compensation
comprehensive
contamination
countermeasure
decommission
deploy
deplorable
deterrence
detonate
disarmament
dismantle
escalate
espionage
feasible
genocide
hair-trigger
hibakusha
holocaust
implement
incinerate
indigenous
infrastructure
initiative
intercept
irradiate
irreversibility
isotope
legacy
mandate
moratorium
multilateral
negotiation
non-discriminatory
non-proliferation
nuclear
obsolete
paranoia
proliferation
radioactive
radius
ratify
ratification
renunciation
resolution
rogue
sanctions
signatory
stockpile
subsidiary
sustainable
tailings
transparency
trilateral
undermine
unequivocal
ultimatum
uranium

alpha ray
beta ray
Becquerel
electron
fission
gamma ray
half-life
nucleus
nuclide
plutonium
proton
radionuclide

verification
warhead

IMPORTANT PHRASES IN DISARMAMENT DISCUSSIONS

Definitions and discussion of most of these phrases will be found in the Reaching Criticial Will, Talking Nukes fact sheets.

1972 ABM Treaty
Anti-ballistic missiles
arms race
ballistic missiles
biological weapons
boost phase
chemical weapons
Chernobyl
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Conference on Disarmament
conventional weapons
critical mass
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
down winders
Enola Gay
Fat Man
fissile material
Full Spectrum Dominance
G8
global commons
Hiroshima
hydrogen bomb
International Atomic Energy Agency
International Commission for Radiological Protection
interceptor
intercontinental ballistic missiles
kill vehicle
launch-on-warning
Little Boy
Manhattan Project
Nagasaki
NGO
NMD
non-aligned nations
NPT Rev Con
Nevada Test Site
nuclear fuel cycle
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
nuclear arms race
Pandora’s box
radiation sickness
rogue state
strategic nuclear weapons
Strategic Defense Initiative
START II
START III
submunition
super power
tactical nuclear weaponstarget warhead
Three Mile Island
Truman, Harry
United Nations
UN Secretary General
UN General Assembly
World Court